W5.2 April 05(Fri) 소염일 Shao Tianyi

 1.summary

Religious sociology is the study of religious belief practice and organization using the tools and methods of sociology.Famous sociologists Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim and Max Weber.They are very interested in religion and its impact on society.Marx's argument is that mankind is best guided by reason.He saw religion as a great obstacle to reason, essentially concealing truth and misleading its followers.Durkan sees religion as an expression of social cohesion, which essentially unites society. While Max Weber advocates understanding religious action in his own way, religion essentially provides people with sociological answers.As globalization intensified, many different cultures began to study different religions and incorporate different beliefs into society.Religious sociology continues to develop around the world, trying to understand the relationship between religion and globalization.Two older approaches to globalization include modernization theory (functionalist derivatives) and world systems theory (Marxist approach).

2.What I Learned

Studies and investigations into religious and social patterns have found that religious beliefs and practices are passed down from generation to generation.We've hardly ever thought about religion and gender, but the study shows that women are generally more religious in all religions and cultures, and that women's primary role in family, childbirth and death brings them "closer to religion than humans."

3.Questions

With the development of modern society, more and more women are joining the labor force, playing an increasingly important role in society, and the gender differences in religion will be smaller and smaller.